The school summer holidays are fast approaching which means that you teachers have some organising to do! Aside from all the planning and preparation needed in order to ensure that the new school year and class get off to a good start, you’ll also need to consider your supplies. Cast your mind forward; do you have enough paper to see you through the year? How are the colouring pencils looking, running low? Have you lost one too many pencil sharpeners and now finding one when you need it is a mission? Have the children snapped the rulers and how are the erasers looking? Printer cartridges run low pretty quick, have you stocked your store cupboards? The list of supplies is never ending.

Your class are likely to create project books; do you have enough treasury tags? Have you checked your glue sticks recently, are they looking dried up? It’s impossible to address an entire class without a whiteboard or blackboard; do you have the chalk or markers?

Office 365 is a website which caters to all your school needs. We really do have everything you need and more besides. From your trimmers and guillotines, to staplers and staples, we even have a great range of electrical’s for your convenience! Office 365’s range even stretches to furniture so that you can purchase classroom desks, receptions furniture, canteen tables and even lockers at the same place you’ll find your filing supplies so that ordering can be done with just one company; us!

But it doesn’t stop there! We’ve carefully considered further incentives so that we can be sure that we’re bringing you the best deal and a service which far exceeds that of our competitors! We’re so confident of our low prices that we even offer a price match policy! Further to this, if you’re ordering from a school we can accept official purchase orders faxed to our FreeFax 0800 612 9524 or sent via email with the order attached to sales@office365.co.uk! Ordering in bulk can often mean you’ll qualify for further discounts too, so don’t forget to ask.

Finally, all new customers will earn an additional 10% off their first order, plus every order over the value of £60 qualifies for a free chocolate gift! Think of it as bribery for the school kids! You can pay using credit or debit cards, or even using PayPal when you buy online! However if you’d like to discuss payment methods further, then do feel free to contact us on 0870 766 1624.

Now that the school term is underway and in fact most of our children have been back a week now, we’ve been able to gain a better judgement of the supplies needed in order for the classrooms and offices to run smoothly. We’ve discussed the different stationery items required more often than not, by the school children, needed by them so that they can colour their work, complete their handwriting, and practice art and crafts, mathematics and more. However there are various other ‘temperamental’ items which you’ve put up with over the years at your school, that maybe, it’s about time you replace. How’s the hole punch performing (and by the way, do you have fresh stock of treasury tags), what about the classroom stapler? How are the printers performing and do you have enough ink cartridges?

I remember working with trimmers at school as a child and being infuriated by it! Our one was obviously ancient and I’m sure my teacher hated it as much as we did! It had a blade that ran along a bar that would jolt as it tried to move it; it was so stiff and would just get stuck along the bar. When it got to the paper (which had been lined up against the guide lines), the blade simply tore it whilst moving it out of alignment! So frustrating! The thing was older than I am now and so clearly needed a service, alternatively, a new machine would have sufficed! But alas…it never came.

Looking at them now, I just can’t understand why it was never replaced? They’re really not that expensive and they tend to come with all kinds of guarantees. Our A4 trimmers here at Office 365 are under £40, some are under £30! If you’re looking for an A3 model so that children can trim large sheets for ‘topic book covers’ or trim artwork, then you’ll be looking at spending £40 plus. One of the most widely recommended brands for trimmers and guillotines is the Dahle. Take the Dahle A3 Personal Trimmer featured for example.

• Printed table with rule and standard paper formats
• Enclosed ground blade for safe use
• Automatic clamping on the cutting line
• For fast trimming of paper, photos or film up to DIN A3 format
• Cuts up to 5 sheets of 80gsm paper
• Tested according to GS safety regulations
• Table size exterior dimensions: 580x211mm
• Weight: 1.5kg
• 3 year guarantee
• Just £52.14 inc VAT!

Not a bad price for effortless trimming and strimming of school documents! Plus it comes with a 3 year guarantee! We love that its passed safety regulations and its 3 year guarantee is so inviting! Plus, just another little teaser for you, but remember that offer; spend £60 and get free chocolate, well it’s still on and now you get your chance to enjoy a selection of our chocolate treats (in the school staff room of course) until 30^th September 2012! These choccies could be yours when you purchase the above trimmer, you’ll also need to bulk up to £60, so it might be an idea to buy some paper too, staples or staff room beverages? We have more than you realise here at Office 365, why not come along and see for yourself?

A guillotine paper cutter is an invaluable piece of equipment in both the office and the classroom used for cutting straight edges in sheets of paper. Although the scissors where also a priceless invention changing our lives for the better, they really are only designed for trimming and cutting out smaller articles and pieces of paper where straight line precision really isn’t necessary. There is no other tool which can be used to cut a piece of paper with such accuracy than the guillotine, which offers precise, measured cuts every time. The guillotine paper cutter has an arm which is raised and lowered by hand severing the paper. When purchasing a guillotine it is recommended that you first check the sheet trim capacity in order to make sure you find a machine compatible to your needs, and also the safety features of the product in order to ascertain it’s suitability to the environment in which it will be used, i.e. would it be suitable for use in a classroom?

Our Rexel ClassicCut CL420 Laser Precision Guillotine is perfect for most environments and is currently available with a staggering 45% off at Office 365! Like all Rexel guillotines it boasts self sharpening stainless steel blades and an integrated paperguide. With safety blade locks, clear acrylic safeguards, and laser light technology, Rexel Classic guillotines are designed to meet every requirement. The CL420 model is designed for maximum precision and optimum safety, giving the user total control over their document finishing. Featuring;

• Beautiful design and engineering
• Laser-Light technology for confidence and accuracy during trimming
• Heavy duty see-through base marked with grid lines, measurements and paper guides for A4, A5 and A6 sizes to help paper alignment for an accurate cut
• Adjustable paper edge guide helps align paper for a more precise cut
• Use the Blade Lock when guillotine is not in use for added safety
• Integrated carry handle for portability
• 25 sheet trim capacity
• Backstop for repeat cuts and precise positioning

This Guillotine is perfect for the professional user in environments such as busy offices, businesses and studios. With its multi-application cutting requirements, including unusual format documents up to A3 size, it’s perfect for creating the ideal sized portraits, menus, manuals, stylish documents and more. Plus, for your peace of mind it also comes with a 2 year warranty! The ClassicCut CL420 comes with 2x AAA-1.5v batteries which are required to power the laser-light function, all this for just £162.94 – that’s £133.05 off the RRP! What’s more, buy from Office 365 and get free delivery! Our advice – Grab yours now while stocks last!

Are you looking to replenish your art supplies? Do you work in a school and your art and graphics supplies are running low? Are you out of chalk for the chalk board, maybe the guillotines seen better days, or maybe the pencils are down to stubs or have been dropped one too many times? Or maybe you work in a graphics studio and your graphics pens have dried up, you’re all out of covering film or you need a new way to store your work? Alternatively if you’re a professional artist and the tools you’re working with just aren’t up to the job; you need new knives, cutting mats, or maybe some quality pastels? Alternatively, you’re sat at your computer right now just looking for a pack of crayons for the children to keep them amused this half term. Whatever the requirement and whoever you are Office 365 are here to help.

Our range of crayons chalk and charcoal are available in many varieties; we have Stephens Superline Chalk, Bic Kids Plastidecor crayons, Staedtler Lumocolour Omnigraph Marking Crayons, Derwent Academy Oil Pastels and more. With brands such as these, you can’t go wrong.

Our cutting mats are available in A1 – A4 size and also replacement mats for trimmers, plus self healing, anti slip mats too. Used to protect your knife and your table top or surface, our selection of Linex cutting mats are also a useful measuring guide.

Our selection of drawing aids includes items such as compasses for mathematics, drafting, and navigation, for drawing circles and arcs and for measuring on maps. We also have drawing boards and stands made by Rotring in A2 and A3 sizes, sketch pads, geometry supplies including protractors, templates, set squares, rulers, school sets, compasses, stencils and transfers and a selection of miscellaneous items for specialist drawing.

We have a beautiful range of fine art pencils including Derwent Academy Colouring Pencils, Derwent Graphitint Pencils, Derwent Pastel Pencils, Lakeland Colouring Pencils, Lakeland Colourthin Pencils, Lakeland Painting Pencils, Derwent Academy Sketching Pencils, Derwent Graphic Pencils and Derwent Watercolour Pencils.

Also choose from our selection of other graphics supplies with items such as architects and drafters trolleys, clamps, drop mount wall brackets, front load binders, front load wall racks, Quickfile binders and more all made by Hang-a-Plan. We also have Linex drawing tubes, Pelltech suspension tape, R-Kive stands for rolled documents and API Tenza covering film for covering books, maps and documents.

Choose from our quality range of cutters by Avery, Linex and Scotch, guillotines from Avery, Dahle, HSM and Rexel and trimmers by Avery, HSM and Rexel most available with spare parts too.

Are selection of knives are available in blade, disposable and knives & cutters options. Our blades are made by our quality yet budget brand 5 Star, plus other brands including Stanley and Swordfish. Our disposable variety is made by Stanley and Swordfish and our knives and cutters are by 5 Star, Stanley and Swordfish.

Lastly is our range of technical pens which are used by engineers, architects, or drafts people, to make lines of constant width for architectural, engineering, or technical drawings. Our range is by the prestigious brands Edding and Rotring.

So you’re searching for a guillotine, one for the home or for your office, maybe for your school? We have the one for you here and it’s made by the world renowned company Dahle – experts in cutting solutions!

Here we have the Dahle Office Guillotine 517

Heavy-duty guillotine

• ·2 Year guarantee
• ·Table area pre-printed with paper sizes
• ·Adjustable backstop
• ·Fixable hand clamp can be locked in position to free both hands for cutting
• ·Two scale bars marked in centimetres, paper sizes and inches
• ·Large calibrated off-cut tray increases cutting accuracy
• ·Cutting Length (mm): 550
• ·Table area (mm): 600 x 365
• ·Cutting capacity: 3.5mm
• ·Sheet Capacity: 35 x 70 gsm

Alternatively, Office365 stock a range of guillotines at their online shop. So if this is not what you are looking for, why not take a look – happy shopping!

Office Guillotine 59 % Off - Just £25.26!

Ideal for both Home/Hobby and Personal Office use.

• Paper Guides – A4, A5, A6, A7 Metric & Inch
• For ease of Paper alignment See-Through Safety Guard
• Keeps hands away from blades yet enables clear view of where to trim.
• Lightweight ABS Plastic Base Ideal portability
• Self-Sharpening Stainless Steel Blade
• Longevity of Use Non Slip feet Stability on the desk

Acco UK Ltd, part of the Acco Brands Corporation is the UK’s largest manufacturer of office products, business machines and fine art materials. Acco has a diverse portfolio of brands including Rexel which has established itself as the leading brand in Europe for a broad range of key, daily-use office and workspace products.

Saving Our Planet

ACCO Europe recognises the importance of protecting the environment. As we at Office365 are Environmentally aware, we welcome brands such as Acco (Rexel) as they are committed to continual improvement in their environmental performance. Prevention of pollution and waste through the strategic planning of their business and their continual reviewing and improving of activities, products and services mean that we can relax, knowing that we’re doing our bit for the planet. Their company supplies office products using processes and technologies that have a low potential impact on the environment. However, ACCO Europe is committed to:-

• Implement Environmental Management Systems to reduce the impact of their business on the environment.
• Seek to utilise technologies which minimise energy and materials consumption in their products and processes.
• Encourage their employees to recognise their responsibilities regarding the protection of the environment.
• Compliance with applicable legislation and regulations.
• Make their environmental Management Policy and objectives available to interested parties upon request and by display at all of their operating locations.

Honouring this policy enables ACCO Europe operations and its employees, customers and suppliers to make meaningful contributions to the quality of the environment.

For many more Guillotine Options, use this link or visit the Office365 site. We always value customer feedback so remember, if you’ve not found what you are looking for, contact us and we will be more than happy to take on board your comments, help you and make any necessary changes.Prices Correct as of 27/3/09